Lipodystrophy syndrome (LS) has been reported as visible markers that cat? identify HIV status. Changes in body shape are detrimental in terms of psychological welfare and may affect well-being and increase the stigma ...

Background: Lipodystrophy was first described in 1998, after the beginning of HAART era, in context of improvement of morbidity and mortality of HIV patients. Changes in physical aspects interfere with social relationships, ...

Chronic orofacial pain is a complex multidimensional experience that produces disability and impairment of normal mandibular function. Overall estimations of chronic orofacial pain prevalence are 7 to 11% of the general ...

BACKGROUND:HIV/AIDS-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome includes changes in body fat distribution, with or without metabolic changes. The loss of fat from the face, called facial lipoatrophy, is one of the most stigmatizing ...